Pakistan captain Babar Azam is hoping Haris Rauf will regain full fitness after a shoulder injury and make an impact at next month's T20 World Cup.
Pakistan ’s cricket team skipper Babar Azam speaks during a press conference regarding up coming Twenty20 series against Ireland , England and T20 World Cup, in Lahore, Pakistan , Monday, May 6, 2024. Pakistan ’s cricket team skipper Babar Azam gestures during a press conference regarding up coming Twenty20 series against Ireland , England and T20 World Cup, in Lahore, Pakistan , Monday, May 6, 2024.
“I wasn’t expecting that he would recover so early and start bowling again,” Babar told reporters in Lahore on Monday as the team prepared to fly out to Ireland, where the first T20 will be played in Dublin on Friday. Babar backed the inclusion of Hasan after pace bowlers Zaman Khan, Mohammad Wasim and the PSL’s top wicket-taker Mohammad Ali were omitted.
Under Babar, Pakistan has done well in the last two T20 World Cups, reaching the semifinals in 2021 at the United Arab Emirates and losing to England in the final at the 2022 tournament in Australia.
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